Arrow storage

ABSTRACT

An article of manufacture consisting of a body having a plurality of winged cavities in the body to accommodate plain tip arrows as well as 2, 3 or 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTON

The instant invention relates to arrow storage. The instant application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/178,560 filed Apr. 14, 2015. In the past, arrows were often stored loose in a quiver. However, modern hunting arrows have tips employing 2, 3 or 4 razor sharp metal blades that can become damaged when stored loose in a quiver. In addition, when a hunter has several types of arrows (such as practice arrows and different types of hunting arrows) there is a need for arrow storage that distinguishes between the several types. It would be an advance in the art of arrow storage if a system were discovered that allowed storage of arrows according to type, that accommodated plain point arrows as well as 2, 3 or 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protected the blades of hunting arrows and that improved the safety of storage of hunting arrows.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention is an article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 2, 3 or 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows. The instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second or said fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said third, fourth and fifth extensions from the central bore and so that a four blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore.

In another embodiment the instant invention is article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 2 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first and second extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second extension being radially about 180 degrees from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second extensions from said central bore.

In yet another embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 3 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second and third extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second and third extensions being radially about 120 and 240 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a three blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions form said central bore.

In still yet another embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture that allows storage of plain tip arrows as well as 4 blade hunting arrows (including expanding blade types), that protects the blades of hunting arrows and that improves the safety of storage of hunting arrows comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second, third, and fourth extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second, third and fourth extensions being radially about 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a four blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a highly preferred embodiment of the instant invention showing a body having a two by six array of six winged passageways into the body, said body formed from an upper portion and a lower portion;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a drawing showing the geometric relationships of one of the passageways into the body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing showing the geometric relationship for one of the passageways of another embodiment of the instant invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing showing the geometric relationship for one of the passageways of yet another embodiment of the instant invention; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic drawing showing the geometric relationship for one of the passageways of still yet another embodiment of the instant invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to FIG. 1, therein is shown a perspective view of a highly preferred embodiment of the instant invention showing a body 10 comprised of upper portion 11 and lower portion 12, each portion formed of thermoplastic polymer by the injection molding process and then bonded together by ultrasonic welding. The body 10 is eight inches long, three inches wide and two inches deep. The wall thickness of upper portion 11 and lower portion 12 is about three millimeters. The body 10 has a two by six array of passageways into body 10 defined by central bore 13 having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions 14, 16, 17, 19, 15, and 18 respectively extending radially from the longitudinal axis of central bore 13, the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second or said fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said third, fourth and fifth extensions from the central bore and so that a four blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore. Referring now to FIG. 4, therein is shown a drawing depicting the geometric relationships of one of the passageways into the body of FIG. 1 including central bore 13 having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions 14, 16, 17, 19, 15, and 18 respectively extending radially from the longitudinal axis 20 of central bore 13, the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension. The distance between axis 20 and the tip of, for example, extension 14 is about one half inch. Each extension is about 0.07 inches wide. The diameter of bore 13 is about 0.37 inches. Referring now to FIG. 2, therein is shown a perspective view of the upper portion 11 of the body of FIG. 1. Referring now to FIG. 3, therein is shown a perspective view of the lower portion 12 of the body of FIG. 1 wherein it will be noticed that the bottom of the bore 13 is cone shaped to accommodate the point of an arrow.

It is highly preferred that each passageway into the block have the six extensions 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 from bore 13 as shown in FIG. 4. However, in an alternative embodiment of the instant invention the geometric relationship for the passageways is different as shown in FIG. 5. In this embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first extension 28 and second extension 29 from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis 30 of said central bore, the second extension 29 being radially about 180 degrees from said first extension 28, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first extension 28 and second extension 29 from said central bore.

In another alternative embodiment of the instant invention the geometric relationship for the passageways is different as shown in FIG. 6. In this embodiment the instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first extension 31, second extension 32 and third extension 33 from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis 34 of said central bore, the second extension 32 and third extension 33 being radially about 120 and 240 degrees respectively from said first extension 31, so that an arrow having a three blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions form said central bore.

In still yet another alternative embodiment of the instant invention the geometric relationship for the passageways is different as shown in FIG. 7. In this embodiment, the instant invention is an article of manufacture comprising a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first extension 35, second extension 36, third extension 37, and fourth extension 38 from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis 39 of said central bore, the second extension 36, the third extension 37 and fourth extension 38 being radially about 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension 35, so that an arrow having a four blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore.

Preferably, the article of manufacture of the instant invention is made by the injection molding process as detailed above. However it should be understood that the article of the instant invention can be made any process such as by machining wood, metal, plastic or other suitable material. Furthermore, it should be understood that the article of the instant invention can be used for plain point, fixed blade and expandable blade hunting arrow tips (also known as mechanical broadheads). It should also be understood that any array of passageways can be used in the instant invention (such as, for example and without limitation thereto, a three by four array of passageways or a circular array of passageways with three inner and seven outer passageways) and that the article of manufacture of the instant invention can be rectangular, square, round, oval or any other shape. It will of course be understood that the dimensions detailed above relate to a highly preferred embodiment and do not limit the scope of the instant invention. It should also be understood that the above referenced angles of the extensions of the instant invention are not exact and have a tolerance to the extent that arrows having the above referenced number of blades can be inserted into the passageways of the instant invention.

CONCLUSION

While the instant invention has been described above and claimed below according to its highly preferred embodiments, it can be modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the instant invention using the general principles disclosed herein. Further, the instant application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within the known or customary practice in the art to which this invention pertains. 

What is claimed is:
 1. An article of manufacture comprising: a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth extensions being radially about 180 degrees, 150 degrees, 30 degrees, 90 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second or said fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said third, fourth and fifth extensions from the central bore and so that a four blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, fifth and sixth extensions from said central bore.
 2. An article of manufacture comprising: a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first and second extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second extension being radially about 180 degrees from said first extension, so that an arrow having a two blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the two blade tip being positioned in said first and second extensions from said central bore.
 3. An article of manufacture comprising: a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second and third extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second and third extensions being radially about 120 and 240 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a three blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions from said central bore, so that a three blade tip arrow can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the three blade tip being positioned in said first, second and third extensions form said central bore.
 4. An article of manufacture comprising: a body having a plurality of passageways threinto, said passageways defined by a central bore having a first, second, third, and fourth extension from said central bore extending radially from the longitudinal axis of said central bore, the second, third and fourth extensions being radially about 90 degrees, 180 degrees and 270 degrees respectively from said first extension, so that an arrow having a four blade tip can be inserted into said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore with the blades of the four blade tip being positioned in said first, second, third and fourth extensions from said central bore. 